LAND LAWS INCLUDING TENURE AND TENANCY SYSTEM

Paper - V LAND LAWS INCLUDING TENURE AND TENANCY SYSTEM

Reflections, Judgments, and Legal Insights

Unit - I :

• 1. Ownership of land
• Doctrine of eminent domain
• doctrine of Escheat.
• 2. Movement of Law reforms: Pre-Independence position
• Zamindari Settlement
• Ryotwari Settlement
• Mahalwari System
• Intermediaries
• Absentee Landlordism
• Large holdings.
• Post-dependence Reforms: Abolition of Zamindaries Laws relating to abolition of Intermediaries.

Unit - II :

• 1. Land Ceiling: Urban Land Ceiling and Agrarian Land Ceiling.
• 2. Laws relating to acquisition of property and Governmental control and use of land
• Land Acquisition Act of 1894.

Unit - III :

• 1. Laws relating to tenancy reforms: Land to the Tiller
• Rent control and protection against eviction
• AP (Andhra Area) Tenancy Act, 1956.
• 2. Laws relating alienation / assignment in scheduled areas: A.P. Schedule Areas Land Transfer regulation 1959.
• (Samatha Case), A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfer) Act, 1977.

Unit - IV:

• 1. Laws relating to Grabbing.
• A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905
• AP Land Grabbing (Prohibition) act, 1982.
• 2. Forest Laws - Conservation of Forest Act, 1980
• A.P. Forest Act, 1967.
• 3.Tribal Right to Land (Recent Act) and A.P. Land Revenue Code.

Books Recommended:

1. P. Rama Reddi and P. Srinivasa Reddy: Land Reform Laws in A.P., Asia Law House. 5th Ed. Hyderabad..

2. P.S. Narayana: Manual of Revenue Laws in A.P., Gogia Law Agency, 6th Ed. 1999.

3. Land Grabbing Laws in A.P.: Asia Law House, 3rd Ed. 2001, Hyderabad.

4. G.B. Reddy: Land Laws in A.P., Gogia Law Agency, Hyderabad, 1st Edition, 2001.

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